Christmas on the Ganges was surreal

That had to be one of the greatest nights of my life.It was so much fun, the boat party was a complete success in every way. I can't wait to show photos. The boat was just covered with flowers and going to the flower market to get the flowers was sooo exciting. There was a herd of Indians crowded around laughing at us try to haggle. We were the only white girls in the market and by the end they were putting flowers on us....oh it was one of my favorite memories. I just fell in love with Varanasi in every way. It was difficult to leave, but I am so anxious to get to the beach. I've been dreaming about it. I've been land locked for a longer period of time then in my whole life. I'm so glad to see the open waters of Bombay. The trip took 33 hours on the train. Crazy! That is too long to be on a train. We are now in Bombay for the day. Bombay is a proper city.....with sidewalks and cars, not like the rest of India. It feels weird to be here. Tonight we leave for Goa. I can't wait. I feel like my whole trip has been in anticipation of getting to the beach. We will be staying in a house that some friends are renting for I don't know how long, we'll see. Oh and I got a bit side tracked, but the boat party, back to the boat party. It was brilliant. It was so surreal to be dancing on a party boat down the Ganges and watching the burning ghats, which is human bodies that families are burning in ceremonies on the banks of the Ganges to send thier souls to Nirvana. Varanasi is full of people waiting to die. This is a place that is thought to be so holy they don't sell alcohol! Although we did have some on the boat. The party was full of beautiful people. I met this great Isreali named Ynon who I immediately felt like I had known forever. I love it when this happens. We had so much fun. I think everyone had a great time. And now we will all be meeting in Goa hopefully for the New Year. Goa is a Porteguese influenced region and the food is suppose to be amazing. The gilr I am traveling with is from Brazil, so she is excited about that. Anyway I better go and see some of the sights of Bombay. I think we are going to try to be extras in a Bollywood movie or something....